7-speed Automatic
#26
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No they work the exact same way. This thread is ridiculous and annoying. All the info is in the manual. PEOPLE STOP SPREAD MALINFORMATION. If you have an automatic you have 7 gears.
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W204, W220, S15 Silvia
So the difference is actually made by the M button, not the paddle shift :>
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for all i know 7 > 5 :>
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'08 C300 4Matic Sport, '02 530i
Well, more gears = more complexity, which means more things to potentially break and more money to fix. We all know how Germans like to over-engineer everything, and then charge you an arm and a leg for fixing it. I guess time will tell how the reliability is on these 7-speed boxes.
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I have an M button beside my gear knob, when it is pressed, the paddle shift works at the specific gear I choose and will not change, but when it is not pressed, the paddle shifter works as regular auto trans, it goes below but not above.
So the difference is actually made by the M button, not the paddle shift :>
So the difference is actually made by the M button, not the paddle shift :>
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AAP is available in the US. I have the M button and paddle shifters and it still eventually shift for you. AAP became available as an option with 2010 models..Main reason I didn't pick up an 09...that and the new mirrors
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W204, W220, S15 Silvia
What I experience too, the rev builds up but doesnt shift up for me and it bounces of the rev limited and kept giving me the ! sign
actually
the only time it shifts for me is when I come to a complete stop while I engage in higher gears
i dunno may be its different
#36
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Haven't tested it as I have only 600 miles. 2010 Manual reads that non AMG cars will still shift in M mode while AMG cars will not shift in M mode.